Professional Independent Minor League Baseball Tryouts
How To Succeed At Independent Pro Baseball Tryouts
The United Shore Professional Baseball League (USPBL) operates 4 teams out of just 1 stadium in Utica, Michigan. It is a different business model than the traditional independent minor league professional baseball leagues in that the league has reduced expenses which plague most independent team owners: hotels and buses and per diem meal money. The Read More …
The Wichita Wingnuts were a longtime American Association team, but due to the City of Wichita wanting to build a stadium for AAA baseball the independent team decided to cease operations. It is unknown how long the team’s social media and YouTube channels will still stay up, but for now you can see the quality Read More …
Many players who want to try out for, and play in, the independent professional baseball leagues actually have never seen a real independent league game. Here is one from earlier this season featuring the San Rafael Pacifics and the Napa Silverados. Both teams play in the Pacific Association, located in the Northern California area.
With so many players saying that they want to play in a professional baseball game, they usually have very little idea of what an actual game is like. Here is an example from 2017 featuring two Pacific Association teams playing each other: The San Rafael Pacifics and the Sonoma Stompers: If you are interested Read More …
In the lower levels of the independent baseball leagues you may face a situation when the lights go out during a game. Here is what the 2011 Pecos League players did during such an instance one night: If nothing else, you may be able to have a little bit of fun during a long season!
Here is a video clip of last year’s independent professional North American League teams (now Pacific Association) during a game played in Hawaii:
Many aspiring professional baseball players who dream of making it “even” to the independent minor leagues usually have failed to do one thing: watch an actual independent baseball game! Obviously, logistics play a part as many hopeful pro baseball players, including those who are going to go to one of the independent baseball league tryouts Read More …